https://community.isc2.org/t5/Privacy/Brazil-blocks-Meta-from-using-social-media-posts-to-train-AI/m-p/83436#M1756 <P>Hi All</P><P>&nbsp;</P><DIV class=""><P class="">Brazil has blocked Meta from using Brazilians' Instagram and Facebook posts to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models.</P><P class="">&nbsp;</P><P class="">It comes weeks after the company abandoned similar plans to use UK and European users' posts for the same purpose.</P><P class="">&nbsp;</P><P class="">On Tuesday, Brazil's national data protection agency (ANPD) said it would immediately suspend Meta's latest privacy policy, which allows it to train generative AI models such as chat-bots based on posts from its users.</P><P class="">A Meta spokesperson told the BBC the company was "disappointed by the decision", adding that their approach complied with local privacy laws.</P><P class="">&nbsp;</P><P class=""><A href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7291l3nvwvo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7291l3nvwvo</A></P><P class="">&nbsp;</P><P class="">Regards</P><P class="">&nbsp;</P><P class="">Caute_cautim</P></DIV><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 28 Aug 2025 04:59:44 GMT Caute_cautim 2025-08-28T04:59:44Z https://community.isc2.org/t5/Privacy/Brazil-blocks-Meta-from-using-social-media-posts-to-train-AI/m-p/83436#M1756 <P>Hi All</P><P>&nbsp;</P><DIV class=""><P class="">Brazil has blocked Meta from using Brazilians' Instagram and Facebook posts to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models.</P><P class="">&nbsp;</P><P class="">It comes weeks after the company abandoned similar plans to use UK and European users' posts for the same purpose.</P><P class="">&nbsp;</P><P class="">On Tuesday, Brazil's national data protection agency (ANPD) said it would immediately suspend Meta's latest privacy policy, which allows it to train generative AI models such as chat-bots based on posts from its users.</P><P class="">A Meta spokesperson told the BBC the company was "disappointed by the decision", adding that their approach complied with local privacy laws.</P><P class="">&nbsp;</P><P class=""><A href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7291l3nvwvo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7291l3nvwvo</A></P><P class="">&nbsp;</P><P class="">Regards</P><P class="">&nbsp;</P><P class="">Caute_cautim</P></DIV><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 28 Aug 2025 04:59:44 GMT https://community.isc2.org/t5/Privacy/Brazil-blocks-Meta-from-using-social-media-posts-to-train-AI/m-p/83436#M1756 Caute_cautim 2025-08-28T04:59:44Z